Divergent Shifts in Sediment Dissolved Organic Matter Stability and Microbial Carbon Metabolic Potential Induced by Biodegradable and Conventional Microplastics
Biodegradable polymers are promoted as alternatives to conventional plastics, but their effects on sediment dissolved organic matter (DOM) and microbial communities remain unclear. Here, we estimated impacts of two nonbiodegradable (low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)) and two biode...